tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610556516641268883.post808624596152899227..comments2024-03-03T09:34:12.408-05:00Comments on Tomfoolery: Espy Family TreeMajor Allen Espyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10324254733159642997noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610556516641268883.post-86211355744654815562014-07-09T16:54:38.400-04:002014-07-09T16:54:38.400-04:00A recent post by Harry Espey on Find A Grave:
&q...A recent post by Harry Espey on Find A Grave: <br /><br />"The internet has dozens of references to the father of Josiah Espy (b. 1670 in Ireland) as being Hugh Espy, but there is no documentation to support this. It is unfortunate that so many people propagate unsupported statements causing others to believe them due to the high volume of such postings. I subscribe to 4 Scotland government archives and none has a listing of a Hugh Espy or George Espy of any birth date. I have also been in contact with 3 professional genealogists in Scotland and none has been able to connect Josiah Espy, b. 1670 with Scottish heritage.<br /><br />My tree of more than 13,000 people in the Espy/Espey family is based on Florence Espy's book published in 1906, William Espy's four volume set of books published in 1984 and more than 30,000 published records of census, birth, death, marriage, cemetery, military and church sources. "Beverly Espy Dayriesnoreply@blogger.com